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The three journalists were working with a drone camera, filming an Egyptian aid project when an Israeli military drone bombed their car.
One of the journalists was a freelance photographer with the agency France Presse, who had been married only last week.
A video verified by NPR shows the shattered metal shell of their vehicle after the attack, which struck three miles away from where the Israeli troops are positioned inside Gaza.
Israel's military said troops had identified suspect operating a, quote, drone affiliated with Hamas in a manner that posed a threat to their safety.
The military's statement provided no evidence and no further detail.
It said the strike was conducted with the required chain of command, but added the incident was under review.
Anas Babo, NPR News, Gaza City.
On Gaza's streets, there is a feeling that the war hasn't actually ended and that the ceasefire is merely on paper.
More than 450 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks in the past three months since President Trump declared the war over.
Abu Abd al-Rahman, like many Palestinians in Gaza today, is living in a makeshift tent with his wife and kids after their home was destroyed in Israeli airstrikes.
He says their hopes for the first phase of the deal haven't materialized yet.
His family is freezing this winter with no proper shelter.
He says he hopes the next phase will lead to Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, more aid and the start of reconstruction.
On Gaza's streets, there is a feeling that the war hasn't actually ended and that the ceasefire is merely on paper.
More than 450 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks in the past three months since President Trump declared the war over.
Abu Abdulrahman, like many Palestinians in Gaza today, is living in a makeshift tent with his wife and kids after their home was destroyed in Israeli airstrikes.
He says their hopes for the first phase of the deal haven't materialized yet.
His family is freezing this winter with no proper shelter.
He says he hopes the next phase will lead to Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, more aid and the start of reconstruction.